Charley Grapewin
Acting
Born: 1869-12-20 · Xenia, Ohio, USA
Died: 1956-02-02
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Ellsworth Grapewin (December 20, 1869 – February 2, 1956) was an American vaudeville performer, writer and a stage and silent and sound actor, and comedian who was best known for portraying Aunt Em's husband, Uncle Henry in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's The Wizard of Oz (1939) as well as Grandpa Joad in The Grapes of Wrath (1940) and Jeeter Lester in Tobacco Road (1941). He usually portrayed elderly folksy-type characters in a rustic setting, in all appeari
🎬 Movies (20)
The Wizard of Oz at Sphere
2025
Uncle Henry (archive footage)
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
2000
Uncle Henry (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
(archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
Mr. Bane in 'Libeled Lady' (archive footage) (uncredited)
When I Grow Up
1951
Grandpa Reed
Sand
1949
Doug
The Enchanted Valley
1948
Grandpa
Gunfighters
1947
Rancher Inskip
Atlantic City
1944
Jake Taylor
The Impatient Years
1944
Benjamin L. Pidgeon, Bellboy
Follow the Boys
1944
Nick West
Crash Dive
1943
Pop
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
1942
Inspector Richard Queen
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
1942
Insp. Queen
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
1942
Insp. Queen
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
California Joe
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
1941
Insp. Queen
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
1941
Insp. Queen
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
1941
Insp. Queen
